
Hikari Kamijou
main character


Hikari, is a young school girl who dreams of becoming a great champion in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics like her idol, Diliana Gueorguiva. She works hard despite all her setbacks while performing and soon becomes a member of the rhythmic gymnastics team in her school with the help and support of Takaaki Oiishi, the best male gymnast of her school, and soon she develops feelings for him. But Hikari is not the only one who has feelings for Oiishi, Bazuki Shiina, the best gymast in the entire school also has feelings for him Oiishi. And soon a friendship between Hikari and Shiina develop, but also a rivalry between two soon develop as well for the sport and for the love of Oiishi. Hikari is also torned between her feelings for Oiishi and her conflicting feelings for Mao Natsukawa, an old childhood friend of hers, and the lead singer of the band called Mr. D, who composes the music she uses while performing. And who has been developing feelings for her since childhood. (Source: Anime News Network)
Only if you enjoy music, romance and sports, especially stories with athletics, female protagonist, love triangle.
Reception is lukewarm: 63/100 on AniList, with 36% of 525 ratings at 8/10 or higher.
11.0% of viewers drop it before the end, more than most, so give it a few episodes to see if it clicks.
At about 7 h 36 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
19 episodes are listed.
Hikari no Densetsu has 19 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 7 h 36 min in total.
About 7 h 36 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 10 days; at one hour a day, about 8 days.
Yes. Hikari no Densetsu has finished airing — the final episode aired September 20, 1986.
No sequel is listed for Hikari no Densetsu as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
Yes. Hikari no Densetsu adapts the manga.